#clusium

[uncleclaudius]

Etruscan duck-shaped askoi (sort of a flask), created in the period around 350-325 BC in Clusium (today's Chiusi).

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Mucius Scaevola in the Presence of Lars Porsenna by Matthias Stom

[romegreeceart]

Etruscan terracotta figure from Clusium, 2nd century BCE

Thomas Ihle / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

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Gaius Mucius Scaevola thrusting his right Hand into the Fire

by Antonio Campi

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The Valour of Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna

by Lorenzo De Ferrari

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Horatius Holds the Bridge by Peter Jackson

Horatius was an officer in the army of the Ancient Roman Republic who famously defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium, during the War between Rome and Clusium.

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Sacrificio di Muzio Scevola - Sacrifice of Mucius Scaevola

by Sebastiano Ricci

In 508 BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium, the Clusian king Lars Porsena laid siege to Rome. Gaius Mucius Cordus, with the approval of the Roman Senate, sneaked into the Etruscan camp with the intent of murdering Porsena. Since it was the soldiers' pay day, there were two similarly dressed people, one of whom was the king, on a raised platform speaking to the troops. This caused Mucius to misidentify his target, and he killed Porsena's scribe by mistake. After being captured, he famously declared to Porsena: "I am Gaius Mucius, a citizen of Rome. I came here as an enemy to kill my enemy, and I am as ready to die as I am to kill. We Romans act bravely and, when adversity strikes, we suffer bravely." He also declared that he was the first of three hundred Roman youths to volunteer for the task of assassinating Porsena at the risk of losing their own lives.

"Watch", he is said to have declared, "so that you know how cheap the body is to men who have their eye on great glory". Mucius thrust his right hand into a fire which was lit for sacrifice and held it there without giving any indication of pain, thereby earning for himself and his descendants the cognomen Scaevola, meaning "left-handed". Porsena was shocked at the youth's bravery, and dismissed him from the Etruscan camp, free to return to Rome, saying "Go back, since you do more harm to yourself than me". At the same time, the king also sent ambassadors to Rome to offer peace.

Mucius was granted farming land on the right-hand bank of the Tiber, which later became known as the Mucia Prata (Mucian Meadows).

[west4east]

Episode 26 - State of the Union - 390 BC

Episode 26 - State of the Union - 390 BC - The Gauls entered Rome. But where’s Lucius? Also, we list the lands that lay around Rome, and see how they’re doing. Finally, a sprint through the men who ruled Rome since the kings are gone. Consuls and Tribunes.

The Gauls entered Rome. But where’s Lucius? Also, we list the lands that lay around Rome, and see how they’re doing. Finally, a sprint through the men who ruled Rome since the kings are gone. Consuls and Tribunes.

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